Sighting 4704069
Phlebopus marginatus
Giant Bolete at Watson, ACT
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| Phlebopus marginatus | Heinol | 15 Oct 2025 | |
| Unverified | MPW | 13 Oct 2025 |
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Possibly Phlebopus marginatus (Giant Bolete)??.... Large Toadstools bursting through clay soil substrate, initially look like "puffball type" but then develop a very thick trunk like stem. No "gills" as yet, smooth brown surface under the Cap, very fast Growth rate, very solid though soft / squishy texture and yellowish inside. The top of the cap has a "cracked / mottled " appearance. Growing in bright sunlight between forbs such as Clustered everlasting Daisy. The size and "trunk" are quite spectacular in size. See size 7 Boot for size reference.
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Location information
- Maps The Fair, Watson Mount Majura
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
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Collections
- MPW NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Phlebopus marginatus Boletes - Fleshy texture, stems central (more-or-less) Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores] Fungi
Species information
- Phlebopus marginatus Scientific name
- Giant Bolete Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1290.4m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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